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Summer Game Fest 2023 keynote in under 20 minutes

Summer Game Fest has returned this year for another showcase of the latest video game teasers, gameplay trailers, and debut announcements. This year's SGF brought updates to popular titles such as Fortnite, and Street Fighter, as well as brand new footage of the year's most anticipated games such as Mortal Kombat 1, Alan Wake 2, Sonic Superstars, Final Fantasy, and much more.

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Video transcript

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- We are in-person, and today, we've got to look at what's next in video games for you. The first reveal is something you're not expecting, which makes it that much more exciting. Here we go.

[CROWD REACTIONS]

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- In these times of darkness, hope is the only thing that keeps us fighting. I will fulfill my destiny.

[CHEERING]

- Ed Boon and the team at NetherRealm have been hard at work on the most ambitious "MK" yet that reboots the series into a new era timeline. And it's coming this September.

- Ah! [GRUNTING]

- [SIGHS]

- Ah!

- [GROANS]

- I have had enough of you.

- Then go.

[SCUFFLING]

- Today, you have proven worthy of joining us. Come. There are other champions I must gather without a fight.

[SCUFFLING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- [GROANS] [YELLS]

- [GRUNTING] [LAUGHS]

- Enough.

[FIRE ALARM BEEPING]

- OK, let's go back to 1 here. Who are you again?

- Lord Liu Kang, Protector of Earth Realm.

- A number of these characters you've seen before, but they're told in a completely different story. And so Sub-Zero and Scorpion are brothers now, and there's all these things that were rivalries before are now allies. And so mixing the whole thing up. So we're just kind of rebooting, and that's what the "1" is for.

- I know you also have a separate kind of cameo menu. So you pick sort of a pair when you start the game?

- Yeah. Normally, in a fighting game, you'll see a roster, basically, where you select your character. After you do that, there's a second roster of characters which are a whole new-- completely different fighters that are the cameo fighters. And these fighters actually-- they will join the fight, but they--

- A lot of blank squares there.

- Yeah. So it's kind of like-- imagine yourself with Sub-Zero, but you have some of Jax's moves and you can call him out. You can do it multiple times, as you saw in the gameplay. You know? So you can piece-- you can basically combine these two characters.

All the characters can be combined with all the cameo fighters. And that's where you see-- that's where the players' imagination comes in and they can actually customize it for what they like seeing. Jean-Claude Van Damme is actually going to be in this game as Johnny Cage, right?

- Yeah, that's true.

- He is. [LAUGHS]

[CROWD REACTIONS]

- Here is your first look at a raw gameplay capture from "Path of Exile 2," a sequel that pushes the engine and gameplay to a new level.

- Hey, you, what's going on?

[ROARING]

- Ah!

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[GRUNTING]

[GROWLING]

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- Transforming everything you may think you know.

[CHATTER]

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[LAUGHTER]

[APPLAUSE, CHATTER]

- That's right, Nicolas Cage is coming to "Dead by Daylight" in July. I mean, I don't know how these things happen, but--

[LAUGHTER]

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[GROWLING]

- [GROANS]

[GROANS]

- Another legendary gaming hero is set to return later this year in a brand-new game built from the ground up in a style that I think is going to get this fan base and longtime fans of video games very excited. Here's another Summer Game Fest global game announcement. New thrills with a classic feel.

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[CROWD REACTIONS]

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[CROWD REACTIONS]

[APPLAUSE]

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- This past April, "Honkai, Star Rail" launched. And as you're about to see, the game is bringing an exciting new character to space fantasy RPGs. However, we don't just have a new peak for current players, but also for those awaiting the game's release on PlayStation.

- Tournament starting? Great. Let me get warmed up.

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Strike first!

[BELL DINGS]

[STATIC]

- Huh. Nevermind, I miscalculated. Can you let me have some fun this time?

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- Woo!

- Inspired by the story of "Pinocchio," "Lies of P" is a Soulsborne-like game from the team at Neowiz which is coming to Game Pass, PlayStation, and PC this year. Well, if you're wondering exactly when, we have news to share with you on its release with this brand-new trailer.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[WORDLESS SINGING]

[BIRD CHIRPS]

- Listen, pal. Nice landing, but let's not make it a habit.

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[APPLAUSE]

- Woo!

- Now it's time for the reveal of a visually-stunning new game based on a classic manga, with a story and world created by one of the most celebrated anime artists of all time. This is one of those games that I feel lucky we get to reveal for the first time here at Summer Game Fest. And I think you'll be pretty hyped once you see the gameplay, all built in Unreal Engine 5. Here we go.

[CROWD REACTIONS]

[CHATTER]

- [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

- [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

- Woo!

- Now, one of the biggest independent publishers is Annapurna Interactive.

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[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]

- This is nothing.

- [LAUGHS]

- Why can't I-- [LAUGHS]

- [LAUGHS]

- [LAUGHS]

- [LAUGHS]

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- Supernatural forces of darkness have brought the murder victim in this case back to life as a monster, and Saga is outside Bright Falls at Cauldron Lake trying to find him and stop him.

- OK. With that, let's take a look at raw, unedited gameplay from "Alan Wake II." Thanks, Sam.

[EXPLOSION]

- Still coughing? [GRUNTS]

[GUNSHOTS]

[INAUDIBLE]!

[GUN CLICKING]

[PANTING]

[GUNSHOTS]

- Stolen his heart!

[GUNSHOTS]

- [GROANING]

- [INAUDIBLE], the monster like Nightingale. I knew it would be here, like I saw it in a dream.

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- Something's not right!

[GROWL]

[CROWD REACTIONS]

- Now let's get a first look at the co-op campaign of "Warhammer, Space Marine 2" from Saber and Focus.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Shoot it. [INAUDIBLE] inbound. Eviscerate this abomination! Come forth and be slaughtered.

[WHISPERING]

[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]

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[APPLAUSE]

- Now it is time for another global game announcement, and this one comes from the minds of Saber Interactive, Focus Entertainment, and yes, horror master John Carpenter. It's a brand-new world, a brand-new story, and looks like a heck of a lot of fun. Check this out.

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[APPLAUSE]

Well, this August brings the long-awaited, full 1.0 release of "Baldur's Gate 3." And today, a new member is joining the cast.

- --Gortash, swearest thou by Boldrun's blade to defend the citizens of--

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- You are soon to witness the people of Baldur's Gate granting me complete power over them. A new age is upon us. Gods have mercy on those who would stand in our way.

A mad dog understands the yank of the leash in the hand of its master, but it cannot be an equal. You can be my equal. There's an old wisdom. A brittle alliance.

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[APPLAUSE]

- This fall, Marvel Games and Insomniac are set to bring "Spider-Man 2" exclusively to PlayStation 5. First of all, it looks like we have some fancy art behind us.

- Yeah.

- Is this the box?

- This is the box art.

- Symbiote is a part of this whole story, as we saw in the gameplay.

[CROWD REACTIONS]

Oh, there you go. Good reaction to the art. I'm glad you're happy.

- I don't know how much you're going to tell us about Venom. Is this-- can you tell is this an Osborn Venom? Can you tell? What's the origin of-- Eddie Brock Venom? Or--

- It is not Eddie Brock.

- OK.

- It is not. It is not Eddie Brock.

- OK.

- Our goal was to tell an original story, something you haven't seen in the comics and the movies.

- Wow.

- Yeah. Obviously, we love Venom for a reason.

- Yeah.

- All those things you love about the character are going to be there. But how the story plays out, who is Venom, you'll have to play the game to see how it goes.

- Really?

- Yeah.

- Wow. Awesome. Hugely ambitious game you guys have been building over the past few years. We saw at the PlayStation event, it said at the end "Fall 2023."

- Yep.

- And I think we're, like, getting close to that. Are you guys feeling confident that you're going to make it this fall?

[CROWD REACTIONS]

[GROWLING]

[CHEERING]

Now let's take a look at "Palworld," a multiplayer, open-world survival crafting game where you can befriend and collect mysterious creatures called Pal who can also fight. In other words, it's kind of like Pokémon with guns.

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[APPLAUSE]

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- [SCREAMS]

Ha!

[INTERPOSING VOICES]

- [GRUNTS]

- [GRUNTS]

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[DRAGON ROARS]

- Middle Earth. Delving for riches.

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[ROARING]

[CROWD REACTIONS]

- [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

[SCUFFLING]

[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]

- Stanley, it is 7:32 AM.

- Change username to just "Stan."

- Adjusting morning wake-up. Good morning, Just Stan.

- Definitely a leak here, Tim.

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What sort of operation are they running down here?

- Van, are you there?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Phoenix Labs are building the next great entry into the cozy farm sim genre. We all like a cozy game. Let's take a look at "Fae Farm."

- Dear Friend, life in Astoria has been treating me well. It's been a breath of fresh air.

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I think we found a way to get cozy and settle in. [LAUGHS] Realms where magic comes to meet us. As long as we're prepared, we can face anything.

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[CHEERING]

- To retrieve and recycle anything that could be of value to Scav-X.

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- This is going to be fun.

[GLASS SHATTERS]

Ha. Swung a little wide there.

- [GRUNTS] Ah!

- Well, aren't we a tall glass of water? Me, I'm more of a Hawaiian punch!

- [GROANS]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Woo!

- Here's the world premiere reveal trailer of "Lysfanga, the Time Shift Warrior," coming later this year.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- It's another me. I look good. [INAUDIBLE]. I begin again, but with another me to fight with.

- You're coming with me!

[MUSIC PLAYING]

You're not the only one who can be in multiple places at once.

- Onwards. I can feel that there are more.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Welcome aboard, Immortal.

- What's our bearings, sir?

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- Jack, get to the control room and protect [? Cellco, ?] and Darrah and I will hold off.

- [GROANS]

[GROWL]

With the ability to manifest all three colors of matter.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Woo!

- Woo!

- Today, Summer Game Fest is debuting the cinematic trailer to preview the season. The center of the island has collapsed, revealing a vast, hidden jungle with ancient secrets to discover. And, of course, there's a whole new Battle Pass lineup where you can unleash the power, yes, of Cybertron. Here we go.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Woo!

- Yeah!

[APPLAUSE]

- It's time to get to our grand finale.

[APPLAUSE]

- We're still here at the scene of this terrible disaster caused by a massive tornado which swept through sectors 0, 1, and 2.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[GROANING]

- Wow, just look at it all. It's so green. Even after everything we've done to it, it's still going strong.

- I was wondering, what's Cloud been doing these past five years? As far as I know, Cloud was never in [? Mebelheim ?] five years ago.

- --did to Sephiroth. "Shadows of the Man" I believe he called them.

[SCUFFLING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[SCUFFLING]

- [YELLS] Take her away from me!

- Who is she?

[MUSIC PLAYING]

- Woo!

[CHEERS, APPLAUSE]

- That's going to do it for Summer Game Fest, our live showcase. But that is not the end of Summer Game Fest. Stay tuned this weekend for updates on many more games during SGF Play Days, a hands-on event for media here in Los Angeles, including "Cyberpunk 2077, Phantom Liberty," as well as the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on Sunday.

[CROWD REACTIONS]

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